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Grimm S4E17: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 17DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • snaky

    Word

    curving or winding like a snake

  • seclude

    Word

    to keep someone or something apart from other people

  • balmy

    Word

    pleasantly warm and mild, especially weather

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • trapdoor

    Word

    a small door in a floor, ceiling, or wall that opens to a hidden space

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • thermostat

    Word

    a device that controls the temperature in a room or building

  • frostbite

    Word

    injury to skin and tissue caused by extreme cold

  • ransack

    Word

    to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way

  • wishful

    Word

    showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening

  • hibernate

    Word

    to spend the winter asleep or inactive

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  • scaly

    Word

    covered with scales or small scale-like pieces

  • orgy

    Word

    a wild party with a lot of drinking and sexual activity

  • shelve

    Word

    to put something on a shelf

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • atonement

    Word

    something done to make up for a wrong or harm

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • enclose

    Word

    to put something inside or together with something else

  • shale

    Word

    a hard rock made of layers of mud and clay

  • misdemeanor

    Word

    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • backdoor

    Word

    a back door, especially one used as a secondary entrance

  • tundra

    Word

    a cold, flat area in the far north where trees do not grow

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

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  • soothe

    Word

    to make someone feel calmer, less upset, or less in pain

  • ordinarily

    Word

    usually; in the normal way

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • soothing

    Word

    making you feel calm and relaxed

  • wrapper

    Word

    a piece of paper, plastic, or similar material that covers something

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • fiddle

    Word

    a violin, especially one used in folk music

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ticking

    Word

    the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking

  • tumble

    Word

    to fall suddenly, often in a messy or uncontrolled way

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • forearm

    Word

    the part of your arm between the elbow and the wrist

  • in deep

    Phrase

    deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • rue

    Word

    to feel regret about something you did or about what happened

  • fly off the shelves

    Phrase

    to be bought very quickly in large numbers

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • griffin

    Word

    a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

  • physiology

    Word

    the study of how living things and their body parts work

  • tow truck

    Phrase

    a truck used to tow broken-down or illegally parked vehicles

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • on the road

    Phrase

    away from home, especially while travelling or playing in another team’s venue

  • turn out

    Phrase

    to be found to be true, real, or the case

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • misfortune

    Word

    bad luck or an unlucky event

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • mourn

    Word

    to feel deep sadness because someone has died

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • break up

    Phrase

    to make a group of people separate and go away

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • purity

    Word

    the quality of being clean, unmixed, or not contaminated

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • warmer

    Word

    something that makes a person or place warmer or more comfortable

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • tick

    Word

    a small insect-like animal that bites animals and people and sucks blood

  • get the door

    Phrase

    to open the door when someone knocks

  • buffalo wing

    Phrase

    a chicken wing cooked and coated in a spicy Buffalo-style sauce

  • collectively

    Word

    in a way that involves all the people or things in a group

  • metaphor

    Word

    a word or phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else in a non-literal way

  • piles

    Word

    a large amount of something

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • either way

    Phrase

    used to say that the result is the same no matter which choice happens

  • move in

    Phrase

    to begin living in a new home

  • cab driver

    Phrase

    a person who drives a taxi

  • mile marker

    Phrase

    a sign that shows the distance in miles along a road

  • can't wait

    Phrase

    to feel very excited and eager for something that will happen soon

  • fly off

    Phrase

    to run away quickly

  • get in touch

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially by phone, email, or message

  • break down

    Phrase

    to stop working or functioning

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • intercept

    Word

    to stop and catch something before it reaches the place or person it was meant for

  • scaled

    Word

    covered with scales

  • say no

    Phrase

    to refuse to do or accept something

  • nope

    Word

    used to say no in a casual way

  • move out

    Phrase

    to leave the home you live in and start living somewhere else

  • cornered

    Word

    trapped or in a difficult position with little chance of escape

  • in time

    Phrase

    at the right time, before it is too late

  • check out

    Phrase

    to look at something in order to see what it is like

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